SHORT SELLING AND BANK ACCOUNTS BILL

That this House welcomes the introduction of the Short Selling and Bank Accounts Bill which seeks to prohibit short selling of shares, to require pension fund managers and trustees to make a statement as to whether their funds were used for the purpose of short selling, and to require banks and building societies to offer their customers an account free of any charge for holding such accounts; and calls on the Government to include its clauses in the forthcoming Finance Bill.